Coastal Roads - My New Sims 3 World!
The second beta is out. I announced the first one over on my Tumblr. I also made a separate post talking about the pride flag crosswalks I created for the world. This screenshot is of the first version of the world, but for the most part, its very similar to how it looks now. It is missing the lots that CJplays will create, that assuming nothing goes wrong will be included in the final version of the map The map requires every single expansion pack and stuff pack with the exception of Katy Perry Sweet Treats as that is is the only pack I do not own. In addition it uses the following free store objects No Tricks, Just Treats More Halloween Treats More Holiday Presents Weba Yayfoo Modern HDTV by Webbsta Industries Honeycomb Bookshelf ( I'm having trouble finding this one in the store for some reason. Hope its still available ) Let there be Sims! You can download the second version along with the first official saved game file for the world. When the final version is released, the map and the saved game file will be a separate download, but for now you will have to download them together. Please make sure you playtest the map using the saved game file. The current version of Coastal Roads will have to be installed for it to work. Make sure you delete the previous version if you had it installed on your computer I am also creating some extra lots that you will be able to download separately when the final version of the map is released, that use some premium store content. Now that that's over with, here are some additional, more up to date screenshots of what the world currently looks like. Most of the sims in the pictures below are ones that I created, but a few of them are NPC townies. You will need to load the saved game file, in order to encounter them. There will not be any graveyard ghosts in the saved game file, until the final version of the map. So what do you guys think so far? Please let me know if there is anything you like or dislike about the world and if there is anything that could be improved upon. Also, please let me know what you think of my simsOrient Express world collab - NEW! Alpine video & Full YouTube playlist!
EDIT Sept 8/2024: NEW Alpine Region video plus Full Playlist on YouTube! 😊 WORLD BASE / WORLD BUILDS by Destination / TRAINS & TRAIN STATIONS / WORLD MAPS Background PARTICIPATING CREATORS iAMciane,Sandraelle , romagi1, Jessabeans ,soocoolsim , suzses , HollownessDevourr , BreeMiles , KarilynMonroe2 , Hidehi2, 60smusicluvr , seaben , fxchrfxchr , equuest LATEST BUILDS & NEWS! Sept 8/24 - The Orient Express Playlist (4 videos) released Sept 8/24 -🌺Part Four: The Alpine Region video tour released Aug 31/ 24 -Rialto Bridge by soocoolsim Aug 24/24 - 🌺Part Three: Venice video tour released Aug 24/24 - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana by Hidehi Aug 24/24 -Ca'd'Oro Appartamento by Hidehi Aug 24/24 - Il Parco d'Angolo by suzses Aug 24/24 - Landscaped rabbitholes -see NEW! builds under Venice Aug 24/24 - Palazzo Ducale by Hidehi Aug 24/24 -Piscina di Pratica (pool) by Jessabeans & suzses Aug 24/24 - Several boat docks - see NEW! builds under Venice Aug 24/24 - Starter Duplex Venice by KarilynMonroe2 Aug 24/24 -The Artist's Lofts by HollownessDecor (shell) & KarilynMonroe2 (decor) Aug 17/24 -Isola di San Michele Cemetery by soocoolsim Aug 17/24 -Isola di San Michele Dock by soocoolsim Aug 17/24 -San Michele Funeral Boat (supernatural hangout for dock) by soocoolsim Aug 17/24 - Isola di San Michele Bell Tower by soocoolsim Aug 17/24 -Bellissimo Giardino Centrale by soocoolsim Aug 16/24 -Fontego del Turchi by KarilynMonroe2 Aug 3/24 - 🌺Part Two: Paris video tour released Aug 3/24 -Porto di Venezia by Sandraelle Aug 3/24 - Hotel Danieli by Sandraelle Aug 1 /24 -San Michele Championship Arena by soocoolsim Aug 1 /24 -Musee du Louvre by Jessabeans & soocoolsim July 30/24 - Le Supermarche and Cafe by Jessabeans & Sandraelle July 30/24 -Champ de Mars Metro by Sandraelle July 30/24 - Paris Outskirts Metro by Sandraelle July 29/24 -Palais Garnier Opera House by soocoolsim July 28/24 -London Movie Theater by KarilynMonroe2 July 28/24 -The Elephant by KarilynMonroe2 July 28/24 -Procuratie San Marco by Jessabeans & KarilynMonroe2 July 28/24 -Paradiso Souvenir by KarilynMonroe2 July 28/24 -Casa Venezia by KarilynMonroe2 July 28/24 -Carnivale Dei Bambani by KarilynMonroe2 July 27/24 -Final World Base file available! July 25/24 - ✅London and The Alpine Regions are complete!See destination list for individual links to builds July 24/24 -Trafalgar Square and Docklands Tube Stations by Sandraelle July 24/24 - ✅Final World Maps available July 23/24 - Royal Scotsman Stateroom Car #2 by Sandraelle July 23/24 - 🌺Part One: London video tour released July 23/24 - Landscaped rabbitholes -see NEW! builds under London July 22/24 -Riverside Flats by Sandraelle July 19/24 - Chiesa degli Scalzi by soocoolsim YouTube video walkthrough -Part One: London YouTube video walkthrough - Part Two: Paris YouTube video walkthrough - Part Three: Venice NEW!YouTube video walkthrough - Part Four: The Alpine Region NEW! Full YouTube Video Playlist (all 4 videos) RECOMMENDED SORT FOR VIEWING REPLIES: Newest
The Evergreen Legacy **Gen VIII Chapter 6**
Hi! Welcome to my latest story: The Evergreen Legacy. Based on my Sims Through The Ages Challenge, each generation is dedicated to a pack. New updates every Wednesday and Sunday 3pm UK time! Aurora Evergreen moved to Sunset Valley on her 18th birthday by order of her mother. She was reared with one goal in mind: The Mission. Follow her story as she infiltrates the media and the great families of Sunset Valley with a view to exposing the scandal that exiled her family. Will she reclaim her family’s name and the wealth they are owed? Or will she unearth secrets that put her at odds with the very people who set her on this path? Generation One: Aurora Evergreen (Base Game) Generation Two: Blair Evergreen (World Adventures) Generation Three: Francesca Evergreen (Ambitions) Generation Four: Hattie Evergreen (Late Night) Generation Five: Kressida Evergreen (Generations) Generation Six: Persephone Evergreen (Pets) Generation Seven: Winnie Evergreen (Showtime) Generation Eight: Andromeda Evergreen (Supernatural)Soocoolsim's Showcase ⚜️
Hi everyone, welcome to my showcase thread! I started playing since the original Sims, love building in Sims 3 the most and am happy to see others still enjoying this version as well. It’s been heartwarming and inspirational to be an active part of the Sims community individually and as a member of the DNA request team. In the past several years it’s also been my pleasure to initiate / host / participate in several Sims 3 world build collaborations. No 3rd party custom content is used in my creations and they are play-tested and Custard checked before uploading. An aspect I really love is creating unique and themed builds, especially those that involve using CFE. The builds in my SIMS 3 STUDIO also include a wide range of architectural styles and blends. I do hope you enjoy my sharing as much as I enjoy building. MY LATEST RELEASES Aug 24/24 - Orient Express Part Three: Venice video tour Aug 17/24 -Bellissimo Giardino Centrale Aug 17/24 -Isola di San Michele Cemetery Aug 1/ 24 -San Michele Championship (Broom) Arena Aug 1/ 24 -Musee du Louvre July 29/24 -Palais Garnier Opera House July 26/24 -Tate Modern Art Gallery (shell) July 19/24 -Chiesa degli Scalzi From starters to huge split-level and multi-tiered mansions, single family to legacy builds, cute cottages to themed homes, a virtual treasure trove awaits. PART ONE / PART TWO Party-time, play-time, goth-time, fun-time! It's all sim-time with venues suiting every taste and style. 🌇MAIN COMMUNITY BUILDS 🎭 LIVE SHOW VENUES & FILM STUDIOS 🎠RIDES, POOLS, PARKS (🎢 rollercoaster, 🛶gondola,🐠 water, 🛝 play, 🏕️ pet) 💒WEDDING & FUNERAL VENUES, CHURCHES & RESORTS 🏨 HOLIDAYS(🎄Christmas, 🎃 Halloween, 🐣 Other) SIMS (ethnic, fictional, look-alikes) / DISNEY, MOVIE & FAIRYTALE CHARACTERS/ PETS THE ORIENT EXPRESS WORLD COLLABORATION VIDEOS An impressive world incorporating the Orient Express (murder mystery train) route, featuring popular landmarks, tourist sites and architecture from London, Paris and Venice with a side trip to the fictional Alpine region. Click on the YouTube playlist below for a virtual walkthrough of each destination including the Pullman Express, Venice-Simplon, Royal Scotsman and Alpine Express train cars. Visit The Orient Express thread for more information. The Orient Express Video Playlist (stay tuned) Part One - London / Part Two - Paris / Part Three - Venice / Part Four - The Alpine Region (soon) --- oOo --- CAPE ALBACORE WORLD COLLABORATION VIDEOS A lovely and serene coastal world with many unique builds created by the community. Click on the YouTube playlist below for a virtual walkthrough of the five different areas: Beach / Farming & Lagoon / Downtown / Islands, Ports & Peninsula / Lighthouse, Mountain Loop & Mobile Homes. Visit the Cape Albacorethread for more information. Cape Albacore Video Playlist --- oOo --- MAGIC KINGDOM WORLD COLLABORATION VIDEOS Inspired by the real life Disney park and includes Adventureland / Bay Lake Area / Fantasyland / Frontierland / Liberty Square / Main Street and Tomorrowland. Click on the YouTube playlist below to see how close community creators represented each area. Visit the Disney Magic Kingdomthread for more information. Disney Magic Kingdom Video Playlist --- oOo --- OTHER VIDEOS * Cat Jungle speed build * Jurassic Waterpark virtual walkthrough * It’s a Small World greeting
♥♥ ~ SANDRAELLE'S SHOWCASE ~ ♥♥
Welcome to my Showcase Thread, and thanks for visiting! A little bit about me: I'm not really a game player but I do LOVE to build and have been creating since Sims 2 came out. I mostly built for myself (back in the day), then started joining building contests and challenges in the old Sims 3 community forums, which then led to me becoming a member of the DNA request team and started creating for others for six years. I have been participating in several world collaborations most recently and it's been a lot of fun. I've learned a lot about building in these past 10-12 years and have improved quite a bit since those early days. I'm a stickler for details and aim for realistic interiors in my creations. Most of my builds contain store content, but are CC free and I always upgrade all the plumping/electronics. To visit my Sims 3 Studio, click here. To download FREE items from the store,click here. UPDATE August 2024: This thread has totally been reconstructed using posts from my showcase thread in the old Sims 3 community forum. Custom World Collaborations I've participated in (More information about these community projects can be found by clicking on the links below.) Orient Express Community Collaboration (a world that consists of London, Paris, Venice and the Alpine area) Cape Albacore World Collaboration(a coastal town inspired by Nantucket Island) Disney Magic Kingdom Community Collaboration(experience the magic of Disney) Ackney-upon-Sherne Creators' Collaboration (an English Village Collaboration) BUILDS FROM WORLD COLLABORATIONS Orient Express Builds Project dates: Spring 2024 and Jan 2020 - Apr 2021 Cape Albacore Builds Project dates: Sep 2023 - Feb 2024 Disney's Magic Kingdom Builds Project dates: Oct 2021 - May 2023) Ackney-upon-Sherne English Village Builds Project dates: Aug 2021 - Mar 2022) MISC BUILDS -- Personal builds and DNA Request team builds 2021-2023 / 2020 / 2019 / 2018 / 2012-2017 (under construction) SIMS AND SIM HOUSEHOLDS SIMS / SIM HOUSEHOLDS
Augusta the Adventurer (PalmArrow's gameplay thread)
When I first started playing the Sims 3 in 2014 - which was also the first time I played any Sims game at all - I created a female Sim to live, basically, my dream life. Augusta lived on a houseboat in Isla Paradiso, was a self-employed artist, went on World Adventures, went scuba-diving and married a red-haired writer called Aidan, whom I created for her. They eventually had a red-haired daughter. Awesome! But, since it was my first time playing any Sims game, I was absolutely in over my head. I didn't have any experience with taking care of a sim's basic needs and skills, and I was trying to fight mummies and sharks! So I decided to reboot my first ever gameplay, but this time I will actually know what I'm doing! I didn't want to remake Augusta and Aidan from scratch. I remade them from the actual same sims I played then, but I changed their looks completely because I was terrible at CAS back then too. (Luckily, my graphic settings were also terrible so I rarely had a good look at their faces!) Augusta then and now: Aidan then and now: A throwback image from my old save. Augusta and Aidan are mature adults here, the houseboat they live in is large and full of relics and nectar from Augusta's adventures, and their daughter Imogen has just aged up to teen. Soon after this I abandoned this save. I wanted to try new content and better graphics, and even more importantly, I didn't want Aidan and Augusta to age up and die. But now I feel excited about revisiting the story! 1 / 2 / First trip to China: 3 / 4 / 5 /Isla Paradiso: full moon night and scuba-diving: 6 / 7 / 8 / First trip to France:9 /
Sims 3 Household Exchange
This thread is a place for people to share their Sims 3 Households, that we know are clean, and free from custom content that may cause issues in other people's games. Most user made worlds are unpopulated, and creating dozens of sims or families to fill these worlds can be a tedious experience. Sometimes you just want to get in there and play. Alternatively, people might want a fresh new batch of sims, or maybe you just might like to show off pictures of what other people's sims are getting up to in your game. Here you can post links to households for others to download. Households can be in sims3pack form, or, you can simply take the household file from the Library folder in the Documents / Sims 3 directory and share that. Sims3packs are, of course, installed through the launcher. Households in package form are dropped directly into the Library folder of your Documents / Sims 3 directory. Sharing the library file also lessens the risk of any CC tagging along. If you're using sims3packs please make sure that you scan them with Custard beforehand, to check that there is no custom content attached. To ensure than everyone can download, at this time please lets just create sims and households using base game items and traits only. No custom content or create-a-pattern please. Households can be uploaded to the exchange, if they're clean, or to places like MediaFire, Box.net, DropBox or SimFileShare ( if you know someone with a code, or are prepared to wait for account authorisation ) It's not a requirement, but perhaps include a screenshot of your household that you're sharing, and maybe their backstory if they have one. ( Please don't quote pictures in the thread responses. ) Edit - I've asked @SimGuruDrake to sticky the thread so it doesn't get lost and is easily accessible for both old and new players.Age of Aquarius - Entry for MsRedNotDead contest on the future
This is my entry for MsRed’s contest about the future. This song spoke to me since my hope for the future is for all nations to live in harmony and understanding. Where all life is respected, there are no prejudices, and love, compassion and generosity conquer all despair. The Age of Aquarius is thought by some to be the upcoming astrological age of mental enlightenment. Aquarius is symbolized by the Water Bearer (visionary, wants to make the world a better place). I learned during this contest to create my own wall murals, use the fog emitter animations and lighting to bring my ideas to life. The backdrop for this story is the awesome ‘Elven Central Park’ by Murfeel which I converted to a regular lot. I had great fun creating this entry and do hope you like my interpretation :-) ENTRY FORM NAME OF SIMMER: Soocoolsim LINK TO SONG CHOSEN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjxSCAalsBE ----------------- AGE OF AQUARIUS When the moon is in the seventh house and Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets and love will steer the stars. This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius, the age of Aquarius Aquarius, Aquarius Harmony and understanding Sympathy and trust abounding No more falsehoods or derisions Golden living dreams of visions Mystic crystal revelation and the minds true liberation Aquarius, Aquarius When the moon is in the seventh house and Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets And love will steer the stars This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius, the age of Aquarius Aquarius, Aquarius~*~ Ackney-upon-Sherne Showcase - Our English Village Creators' Collaboration ~*~
We're really excited to begin sharing with you our project to build an English country village. It started with simply an interest in creating some pretty ivy covered cottages and grew into something a bit more involved. Our village is imaginary but is largely inspired by the Cotswolds and its pretty honey gold stone. Ackney-upon-Sherne exists in current times but has rich historical roots. Its origins date back to the Saxons, who settled on the central island, and includes a Norman castle ruin on the nearby hilltop. The name for the village originates from the Saxon language and means basically oak island on the shining river. Ack = oak and Sherne (what we decided to name the river) = shining. We have a little side area that's a bit different, too - more on that below in this first post where we talk about map areas. https://i.imgur.com/D5QWKse.jpg?6 The World We wanted to find an already existing world that would fit an English landscape and in looking about realized that Riverview would do quite nicely for our project with a little tweaking. That "little tweaking" became a lot more involved and complicated than we anticipated, and we are very grateful to @Hidehi for hanging in there to make it come about. Thank you, Hidehi! The empty world by Hidehi is available for download here: On MediaFire: https://www.mediafire.com/file/x95a05ctl18wsxh/Ackney-upon-Sherne.Sims3Pack/file On the Exchange: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9478955 - More about it on the forum here (The world does use some things - like trees, streetlights - from various expansions.) Our Builds We'll all be uploading our completed lots separately to our studios for you to download, with a post about them here. Once everything is complete, the plan is to also offer a save file with the lots in place (plus a few households) that can be used in conjunction with the empty world. Content used: Almost everything! Since this is a creators' collab, we wanted to make it as flexible and fun as possible for our builders to create the impressions they sought to make (within the theme, of course). There is NO CC used, but all expansions, stuff packs (including Sweet Treats) and store content were allowed, except for the following: No expansion preorder sets, no Katy Perry content from Showtime, and no promotional items (e.g., Dr. Pepper, T-Mobile). The primary reason for the exclusions are that the person who will upload the eventual save file (suzses) does not own them and cannot obtain them at this point. Map Areas We've divided the world up into 10 maps, basically what would fit into a screenshot. Each map appears below in one of the following posts and will include under it a listing of our builds. Map 5 is the central island, where the village first began, and the area where we will begin our uploads this week. Maps 1-8 are all parts of the Cotswolds village - some older areas, some newer. Maps 9 and 10 are a little different and based on the Lake District with a little Beatrix Potter thrown in. While the Cotswolds and Lake District aren't right next door to each other in the real world, they are here in Ackney-upon-Sherne. ;) If you think you would like to contribute something to our project, please contact suzses privately by PM here on the forum, and we'll let you know what we have planned. We will only be discussing our completed builds here in the showcase thread. Please do feel free to chat with us and ask questions about our builds. :)
